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Marc USA Supports Chicago Homeless With Pro Bono Campaign

Marc USA is seeking to help Chicago homeless this holiday season with its pro bono advocacy campaign that raises awareness and urges financial support for the Chicago Coalition for the
Homeless.

Launching this week to coincide with the national Homeless Awareness Week, the creative proclaims, “Let’s make Chicago a 4-star
city for everyone” by leveraging Chicago’s 4-star flag that symbolizes for most residents the city’s top quality of life.

Ads show well-known Chicago neighborhoods that would
likely rate “four stars” are contrasted with the “half-star rated” viaducts and street corners that serve as homes for thousands of Chicagoans. The spot ends with a
call-to-action seeking donations.

The integrated campaign includes 30- and 60-second videos running as broadcast and digital PSAs as well as print and outdoor versions.

A mobile
donation platform supports a text-to-donate message on outdoor, print and TV components. There’s also a link in the digital executions.

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The goal is to make it easy for people to
act when they see the campaign, says the agency. It’s about small donations from many people.

This work was driven inside the agency by several Chicago-based MARCers who were deeply
affected by the sights of homelessness in the city during last year’s colder than usual winter. Similar to last year's Know No about sexual consent that evolved in Chicago, associates in each
office are encouraged to take on causes that matter to them.